IT Architect Job Trends in Birmingham

IT Architect
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median IT Architect salary in Birmingham is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 116 -
Rank change year-on-year +11 - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Architect 3 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.13% 0.067% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.072% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 -
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 -
90th Percentile £79,500 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £77,500 £75,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year +3.33% -11.76% +9.68%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Birmingham with a recognized job title 2,123 1,396 2,206
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.06% 93.75% 93.99%
Number of salaries quoted 1,568 843 1,834
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,050 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £44,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £68,206
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £84,964
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £53,300 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.19% +6.60% -4.76%

IT Architect
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'IT Architect' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

IT Architect job vacancy trend in Birmingham

IT Architect
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for IT Architect job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for IT Architect job vacancies in Birmingham

IT Architect Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 16 March 2026, IT Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Birmingham region featuring IT Architect in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 2 (66.67%) API Management
2 2 (66.67%) Architectural Design
2 2 (66.67%) Data Privacy
2 2 (66.67%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 2 (66.67%) Enterprise Architecture
2 2 (66.67%) IaaS
2 2 (66.67%) Integration Patterns
2 2 (66.67%) PaaS
2 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) TOGAF
2 2 (66.67%) Translating Business Requirements
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (33.33%) SharePoint

IT Architect Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (100.00%) Power Platform
2 2 (66.67%) IaaS
2 2 (66.67%) PaaS
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Cloud Native
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) API Management
1 2 (66.67%) Architectural Design
1 2 (66.67%) Data Privacy
1 2 (66.67%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 2 (66.67%) Enterprise Architecture
1 2 (66.67%) Integration Patterns
1 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
1 2 (66.67%) TOGAF
1 2 (66.67%) Translating Business Requirements
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft